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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

The Helena Independent states upon
what it AYERS is good authority. that Judge
McLeary will be made Chief Justice OF the
Territorial Supreme Court. and that Major
James II. Wright, Of Carroll County, Miss
ouri, will succeed Judge McLsary in the
First Judicial District. Judge Wade's term
Of Office will expire within the next thirty
days, when it is said these changes will be
brought about. It 10 sincerely hoped that
al far as the appointment of Major Wright
is concerned, the information may b un-
true. The gentleman 10 doubtless An
accomplished jurist and would honor the
Office, but Montana has applicants for the
whose fitness for it ID unques.
either ono OF whom the people
would prefer to see appointed rather than
. stranger un~acquainted with the Terri
tory, it, industries and its laws.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
Special 10 TEE MyNEB.-
FROM HELENA.
Death Of Mrs. Klein-Trsins S~nowbound-
Prise Fight Arranged, Etc.

Ds.th of Mrs.. Klein-Trsins snowbound-
Prise Fight Arranged, Etc.
HELENA, January 31.-Mrs. Klein. wife
Of Henry Klein, OF the firm OF Gans& Klein,
Helena and Butte, died here this evening
of lock jaw. She had been i'll about ten
days.
There seems to be a serious hitch in the
confirmation Of DR.. Holloway for territel-
ial veterinary, owing, however, entirely to
an apparent insuficiency Of The credentials
demanded by law. The objection is merely
technical, and the committee to which the
nomination was referred do not seem to
doubt his capabilities.
Pardee will soon introduce a bill relat-
ing to the creation Of new counties, which
provides that such matters be placed in
the hands OF commission to be created
for that purpose. Petitions urging it's
adoption are being freely circulated in
many parts OF the Territory.
Since Friday evening nearly ten inches
of snow has fallen in Helena, and although
there have been several sudden changes
which threw the Thermometer above, it has
generally remained between 10 and IS
degrees below zero. The West bound train
due here at 7:45 last night is snow bound in
Dakota. The only train which has ar
rived from the East for 4s hours came in
at noo to-day. 1t started from Glendive,
bringing local mail and passengers. Trains
from the West are similarly situated.
Schultz, accused Of being an accomplish OF
Rex in obtaining money by false pretense,
was discharged to-day, there being no evil
dence to sustain the charge. Rex is still in
jail. being unable to obtain bail.
Jim Bates has arranged a 25-round fight,
Police.G azetts-rulss match, for 500
side, between James Buckley and Sid
Huntington. local scrappers, for next Sat. i!
ur,1ay. Bates backs the latter.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

be sA1lsd BY constantly recurring storms.
Last Thursday the road RAJ clear from
end to end, and the management
were congratulating themselves that
traffic would be resumed uninterruptedly.
when another storm came up and block
aided the road worse than before. In Bea-
yer Canyon the snow, in places. was eight
feet deep on the track; . freight train was
wrecked and through traffic was entirely
suspended. Residents OF Butte can ina
CINE the difficulties labored under by the
railroad people if they witnessed the snow;
aud wind storm which prevailed here Sum
day at noon.
Last night the blockade had again been
lifted, and the first passenger and mail
train for three days will arrive this morn
ing. The train that came in yesterday.
being made up at Dillon, brought NJ
through passengers or mails.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
PASSENGERS.
Travellers and Mails Barred Ont nv the
Southern Route.

The Utah & Northern people are having
run OF bad luck. Three causes are com.
bined. Lack Of power, being a narrow.
gauge road; rolling stock out of repair
owing to the contemplated change of gauge
in the spring; and the elements. A mar.
row-gaugs engine has not got power enough
to force itself through q snow-drift when
hauling a train, and is a comparative fail.
ure when propelling a snow-plow. The
gauge OF the road will be changed from the
narrow to the standard as soon in tb.
spring as the weather will permit. Owing
to this, engines and rolling stock have NOT
BEEN kept in the state of repair that thew
otherwise would. Engines are run into the
shops At Butte, and, owing to the immense
volume OF business. are run out again be-
lore all the necessary repairs can be made.
The elements have waged q hard foht
against the trainmen for the last Two
weeks. Freight trains would get stuck in
drifts and have to be shoveled out.
no .oonsr:would the train &C under no, d
Resaray shsu The shpyslsd:pst esf vosld
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
RuInOrS.

Although reports OF a close down OF the
Anaconda works were heard on the street
yesterday afternoon, nothing definite could
be learned. Manager DAILY is in Anaconda
and was expected to arrive in Butte last
night, but did not arrive by the late train.
Inquiries OF persons who left Anaconda
at . O'Clock elected nothing upon which to
base an intelligent report, more than that
II coal did not arrive the smelter would
nave 20 close down. A telegram to Ana
conda from The MINER for definite infor.
nation brought no response. Twenty.two
car loads Ut coal reached Silver Bow at 2
O'Clock this morning. and were forwarded
TO Anaconda, where they will reach by five.
General Manager Galloway, OF the Union
Pacific, telegraphs that he is making everv
endeavor to forward coal to AnaconIa
promptly, and that he has a hundred car
loads on the way above Pocatello.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
THE WRONG MAN.
That is what Kennedy's Friends say Of
His Arrest.

Sac - VA~V AAOsAOWy W -
His Arrest.
The man Kennedy arrested and taken to
Dillon by the sheriff of Beaverhead county.
Tor completely in the murder for which
Harding was sentenced to die, has many
warm friends in Butte, and they do not
hesitate in stating their belief in his inno-
cence. One OF these is Mr.. Patrick Mullen,
at whose house Kennedy was arrested.
Mr.. Mullen says he has known him since
tho spring OF 1879, and that he has worked
for him (Mullen) for two years OF the time.
Al to the statements published, OF his be-
ing q hard case and coming here from Ne
vada, Mr.. Mullen says that Kennedy never
was in that state, nor WAS he at Philips
burg. He is represented AZ very indus
tious mani hard-workiug miner. That
instead Of associating with the drinking,
vicious class of men, to the contrary, his
associates were Of the opposite class.
Kennedy's friends claim hat he has been
arrested so as to enable Harding to get a
further stay of proceedings in his case,
and further that Kennedy will como out
all right, although he has not got much
money.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

mittes On Pacific Railroads IN which be
declares that Il. after the Investigations ol
the Affairs Of the Union Pacific which have
bssn had heretofore, further invsstisatjenis
deemed necessary, thsprsssnt m~anagsmsnt
will facilitate it BY every means in ito pow
Or. What the Union Pacific - corpors-
ton objects to, he says. 10 . delay which
will kesp it and ito securities in position
to be banded to and fro BY spectators
between Wall street and Washipgton."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

MIR. Edward Atkinson, the statisticiar
and political economist, having shown that
the average production OF each man, wo.
man and child in the United States is 5000
psr ysar, the Boston Herald proceeds ia
show that it requires the labor of 400, 900
persons to pay the pensions, and suggests
that this is "a large army to be employed
twenty-five years after the close of the
wal to pay for the wear and tear of the
army tina fought the battles OF four years."
IL will now be in order to charge the Bos.
TON herald with lack Of patriotism, and
say it 10 wanting in proper respect and al.
lection Tor the men who saved the Union.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

While not q cold winter the present one
10 the hardest on stock ever witnessed in
the Territory by the earliest settlers. Dis.
c~ouraging reports concerning the condition
Of the ranges continue to come from the
Northern and Eastern portion of the Terri.
tory Ind stockmen are Respondent. Rail-
rosds arc blockaded, travel impeded and
trains delayed and in some instances snow
bound. Thu winter will be a memorable
one for snow fall and high winds.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

1t 10 said the feeling against variety thea
tiers in Helena 10 deeper and more active
among confidence men, brace game mon,
keepers Of low dives and mistrsrses Of
brothsls than it IL among the better classes.
The former think the theaters are taking
away their legitimate prey, while the latter
regard the transfer - less d~emoralizing
and less costly to the visitors. The Helena
press fails to represent the feeling Of the
people Of tho Capital City upon tho sub
ject, while the Butte newspapers faithfully
voice the sentiments OF her citizens a. 10
evidenced by the signatures Of our leading
business men to the petition praying that
the question OF the sale Of intoxicants in
theaters DO left to the disposition
municiDal authorities.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

The unssating OF Meagher by the Repub.
lican House in the Indiana Legislature was
without one shadow OF warrant in fact or
IN '"w. 1t was simply the first step in the
Republican scheme to overcome the Demo.
cratic majority and seize the United States
s~enatorship. 1t was an outrage that has
not been equaled since the worst days of
the reconstruction era OF the South. and IL
the Indiana Democrats submit to it thew
deserve to lose the Senatorship. Not even
tho Republicans deny that the Democrats
elected q majority OF the Legislature, and
II the latter do their duty there is not
fraud or fore enough in Indiana to rob
them oftheir rights.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
g Dollars q Month.

The Mexican val veterans resident in
Butte arc richer by the muni6cent income
OF eight dollars q month. On inquiry the
names OF but five veterans resident in
Butte could be obtained-Capt. j. C. Sbep-
herd, Judge Caleb E. Irvine, Capt. Owens,
Mr.. Patton. and G. w. Lovett. The bill,
az signed by the President, grants a pen-
sion Of eight dollars per month to every
soldier or sailor who served in the Mexican
Wal for q period OF sixty days' enlistment,
either in Mexico, on the coast or frontier
thereof, OF 81 route thereto. or
was actually engaged in tho war.
or in a battle of said war, having been
h~onorably discharged; or to such soldiers
and sailors 40 are personally named by
Congress. tor specidsd services IN said var.
sRa " ths surviving wsdews Of sD Of H.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
First.of.the.Month Row.

Yesterday being collection day was not
conducive to make the average debtor an
gelic in disposition. At least George
Fischer, the Galena street saloon-keeper,
did not feel angelically disposed when pre-
sented q small bill by John F. Stoeker-
The result Vas Stocker swore to q COM
plant charging Fischerswith hitting him on
the head with q s%lung.shot or loaded club.
and with drawing a pistol, ETC.. ETC., for
which Fischer will be arraigned before Jua-
tice Lippincott at 2 o'clock to-day.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Raymond Belmont, son of August Bel.
mont, the New York millionaire politician,
and brother OF Congressman Perry Belmont,
shot himself through tho head night before
last. Out OF consideration for the feelings
OF the family it is claimed the shooting was
accidental, but at this distance and with
the facts before us as stated in our dis
patches, it looks very much like a suicide,
Wine was the surface cause of the act.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

shove description. To receive the bensdte
OF the set the pensioner must be ut least
81 years Of ago or subject to some disabil-
ity or dependency, providing the Deepen
dency was not incurred by service in tho
confederate army, though in that army
does not bar the benefits OF the act it the
other conditions exist. II any person emit.
tied to tho provisions Of the act il already
recsivinx q pension, he or she shall receive
only the difference between that pension
1T less than $8) and So. No ~arrearages
arc permitted under this act. Tho pension
10 available under the ordinary practice OF
the pension bureau.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Representative Pages bill to regulate
gambling has passed the House. 1t pro-
vidss that games Of chance by cards shall
not bs carried on only in the second story
OF buildings, ten feet from the first floor or
street grade, and that the act shall not
take effect before July /, 1887.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
PENCIL AND SCISSORS.

Mr.. Ulm, of Ulm & Schmidt, of Elkhoru
have signed a contract for furnishing thu
Elkhorn Mining company with 1000 cords
of wood.
James H. Wright, of Carroll County, No.
is an applicant for the chief justiceship o.
Montana. He is backed by Senator Vest
Of that state. Chief Justice Wade's term
expires this month.
There is no better place in Montana
than the vicinity OF Boulder for the es.
Enlistment Of o first-class dairy. There
will be some demand the coming season
for the product OF at least 100 cows at
good prices.
The mines at Beaver Creek are ones
more looming into Importance. Sixteen
tons of ore from n OF the mines near
Helena Mining and Reduction company for
5000 cash.
Hay for the Elkhorn market is now pus-
chased at Helena and other distant points.
1t is shipped to Jefferson City by rail,
thence by sleigh to the mines. This makes
hay a costly article and as a consequence
wood-haulers and other teamsters are not
making any money.
Beaver creek, in Jefferson county, is loom
ing up. The Northern Pacific railroad
company is building passenger and freight
depot near KsIly's hotel and q telegraph
office has already been established. This
indicates that a business boom ia antici.
pated. The name OF the p%ostofice il to be
changed to Placer to conform to the lame
OF the railroad station.
H. c. Foljambe has bonded the Nam.
moth group OF mines on South Boulder.
This property is conceded to be one Of the
best, ii not the very best. mining proper
ties in Montana. The ore in the mines is
said to resemble very closely the ore in the
famous Drum Lummon. Mr.. Foljambe is
highly pleased at having secured the bond,
a sale.
1t is reported that Governor Hauser has
purchased the mine lying about five miles /
west of Wickes, high up on the range. The
price paid was $35 600. Those we'll DO ted |
in such matters represent that the lode |
bids fair to be equal, if not superior, to |
either the Alta, Comet or Gregory mines. |
Ii this be true it will make Wickes q boom
ing camp, for the energy of the purchaser
OF the mine will make it a famous bullion
producer in a very short time.
A. Quaintance. Of Boulder Valley, an
ranchman and breeder OF graded
is feeding 500 cattle each day five
tons oil hay, which is worth at his ranch
$50 a ton He believes a heavy loss will
occur among cattle in his section this win
ter on account OF the scarcity Of feed and
leep His twenty years in Montana
taught him the fact that stockmen
be supplied with extra feed for emer-
'encies like the present, or suffer the conse-
l%uencss.
1t pays to raise horses in Montana,-good
'orses. James Mauliin, of Beaverhead
county, the pioneer breeder OF Norman.
oercherons, has sold $40. 600 worth dur
ng the past Is months and has not been
bile to supply the demand. He will bring
n some fine imported stock this season..
dessrs. Huntly & Clark. Of Jefferson coun.
ave made equally good sales and have
ofe very animal of market
bile age, at prices that leave them q fine
margin on their investment.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
He Had Him on the Hin

Tenant (who has called with reference to
his rent)-You accepted the house yourself
before l moved in. and OF course know
it's condition.
Landlord--Yes, sir; and I can't take off
q cent.
Tenant (briehtening up)-All right, thst's
Government bond in one of the closets and
am going down to deposit it. Good morn
ing!-Tid-Bits
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Helena correspondents Of distant news.
papers unite in the declaration that the
nsmbsrs Of the present Legislative Assem-.
bly, are in every respect a superior body Of
mon. They are credited with intelligence,
esrnestness, honesty, sobriety and q thor
ough knowledge Of the wants OF the people.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

There seems to be something romantic
about . pirate, a c~orsair, or a dynamiter
peculiarly attractive to feminine fancy OF
'diotic tendencies. After a while nice young
men will stand no show for the hand OF
wealthy heiresses when criminal vagabonds
ike Spies, the Chicago anarchist, stand in
the way. Even old Bluebeard, whose rep
utation as q wife murderer was notorious,
had no difficulty in getting another wife as
soon ~ he put her predecessor ont of the
Way.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

The Fisheries bill, which has excited tn
irs Of our Canadian neishbors, places II
the hands Of the President . powe- which
il wisely used, 10 almost surs to bring oul
northern brethren TO their senses. TIT
bill was proposed by Senator Edmunds -
. retaliatory measur upon Canada. The
adverse criticism OF the Canadian press
upon the speeches made in the United
States Senate in support Of tho msasurs
the people OF that country.
The gist of the bill il this: It proposes
to vest in the President the authority to
close our ports against Canadian vessels
and our custom houses against her mer-
| chandise whenever he believes that the
| rights Of our fishermen in Canadian waters
have been invaded. To what extent he
shall uss this power 10 left to his discre-
ton, but it 10 made his duty to take some
action in the line indicated. His message
left no doubt that he was fully convinced
Canada had violated treaty stipulations
and the organic principles Of international
comfy, and had been guilty, through her
local officers, of inhuman and most often.
sive conduct toward our citisens. His Ian
guage was very strong, 30 that il the power
to act 10 given him the people may expect
to see it exercised.
The object Of this legislation il to com
pol Canada to abandon her practice Of
sejsing American fishing vessels upon frivo-
lous prstsxts, and the harder she 10 pinchsd
<hn ~o>n>~ che ill ~>vnasn> TIE nAn>~~sk- -
doing the square thing with eur fishermen.
It goes without saying that objection will
be made to the last portion Of the bill and
it will be asked why our trade with Canada
should suffer because OF our fishing trouble. /
The answer is contained in the object Of
the legislation. The inconveniencs the
United States would suffer from non-inter-
10 nothing to that she would suffer.
To stop her trade with us IL . much better
way to retaliate them to seize ksr vessels.
It will hurt more and occasion far less dis.
outs and bad feeling.
On the whole. Senator Edmunds' bill 10
probably the best measure that could be
to stop the eternal pickering over
fishery business. II the President shall
70 convinced that an unjust seizure Of an
American vessel has been made bv Cana
liam authorities, or a fisherman kept away
waters which he Lad . right to enter,
70 will only have to order that our ports
70 closed against Canadian vessels 70 con-
'ince her authorities that they are playing
losing game. It will not require more
han one dose OF this medicine to quiet the
clustering and stop the outrages OF which
70 have heard 80 much along the eastern
cast Of Canada. That little army which
is said she 10 raising will not intimidats
his government. She would better put it
n ice and save it to fight mosquitoes on
he thousand isles.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

The Miller bill for the suppression OF con.
tasious cattle diseases has just received
strong endorsement by a meeting Of infu-
entail cattlsmen in St. Louis, including
several heavily interested in range stock.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Tho Chicago socialists don't want the
Government to establish a military port
near that city. They do not state the nature
Of their objections but it 10 presumed they
are founded upon the fact that a few com
pauiss OF soldiers are not the least harm
less things in the world to monkey with
when riotous proceedings are ~inaugurated.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Anew York matron, who is w~eathering
her sixty-ninth winter, has sued for divorce
from her husband, who is in the seventy
first year Of his age. The pair had lived
together for thirty-nine years, and now the
sad old dog is suspected Of unfaithfulness.
This shows why it is that the good die
vnnn1-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
DEATH OF CHRIS HART.
He ID Married on His Death.bed to
Miss Sophie Allgainer.

At $50 yesterday afternoon Mr.. Chris
Hart died with pneumonia after an illness
OF six days. Deceased was we'll known in
Butte as q sober, industrious and upright
citissn. For several years he has been en-
gagged in mining, and it was while he was
working to develop n OF his mining prep
critics that he took the severe cold which
brought on the disease that carried him to
his grave. Believing he was going to
die, he sent for Judge Dingevon,
and in the presence Of several
witnesses wal married to Miss Sophie All
gamer to whom he had been engaged for
months. Mrs. Hart. who has been
anremitting day and night in the care Of
her husband, is now Frustrated Y bis
1eath. The funeral Of the deceased will
lake place from his residence, No. ~ East
Park street, tomorrow afternoon at 2
Friends and :.acquaintences OF the
and Mrs. Hart are invited to at
end.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Tho Council thought it had better let
we'll enough alone and refused to pass the
House Joint Memorial to Congress in rela-
lion to the timber laws. Miners, l,ill-men,
farmers and other residents OF the Terri.
tory are experiencing no difficulty in OBJ
tanning what timber they want from the
public domain. Nothing more can be de-.
sired.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02
Most of Thorn arc verdans.

Johnny" said the Sunday school teach.
or. what does your lesson say? Repeat it
again."
IAN flesh is grass" quoted Johnny,
Now. Johnny, what is meant by all
fesh?'" "'
Folks" responded Johnny.
That right. Johnny. And what ia
to g~rass?"' ''"
"Green, I guess."-Pittsburh Dispatch.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

The Socialists of Germany have issued q
manifesto calling for activity in the cleo.
tions 20 ~ to "hasten the moment when
the purifying fire Of revolution will dsvour
The old world"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

Chicago's rleh men are willing to give
$600,0 900 for military protection, buthaye
allowed the City university to besold under
foreclosure and her Astronomical Observa-
tory and Academy OF Sciences to die out
Tor want OF support.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

stop smoking" said q Boston doctor to
an ailing patient tho other day, and 1t win
Mlengthen your days. The patient stopped.
Inc doctep's prediction was verified. The
nrct o t3s patient deelaFfs was ~ Ions
:aI n,s raos' previous Ns.-Rossaa Tran;
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-02

The present Legislative Assembly is be
ing ps~titioned to q greater extent than any
previous one. Petitions concerning local
option, protection OF women, etc., are be-
ing received every day.